The annual common coursework writing session to be held at the Knox Community College - Cobbla campus in Clarendon on 2013 January 3.
The event brings together faculty members from across the community college network which spans 97% of the island of Jamaica, as well as colleges from Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The common coursework writing session is geared towards the creation of course work items to be used across all CCCJ affiliate institutions and represents one of the many quality assurance activities undertaken by the CCCJ
Examination Vetting Session will end on November 9, 2012.
The Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ) is a statutory agency under the Ministry of Education with a secretariat as its operational arm, formed by an Act of Parliament, passed in December 2001. The twin objectives of the organization are to supervise and coordinate the work of Community Colleges in Jamaica. The organization is governed by a Council (Board of Directors) which comprises representatives of the colleges, other sectors of the tertiary and secondary education system, as well as business and industry.
Currently there are five (5) Community and three (3) Multidisciplinary Colleges with nineteen (19) satellites/campuses island wide which fall under the supervision of the CCCJ, namely; Bethlehem Moravian College, Brown's Town Community College, College of Agriculture, Science and Education, Excelsior Community College, Knox Community College, Montego Bay Community College, Moneague College and Portmore Community College.